Episode Details

Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview church historian Michael Haykin on his longford essay "Baptists, A Confessional People."

Timestamps

• Intro - 00:43
• The Thesis of Baptists as a Confessional People - 02:40
• Where Did Dr. Haykin First Encounter Creeds & Confessions? - 03:50
• Are Baptists Self-conscious to the Early Creeds & Confessions? - 06:10
• Why Was the Second London Confession of 1689 Necessary? - 08:44
• What Happens After the 1689 Confession? - 14:27
• Comparing Motivations for the Abstract of Principles vs. The Call for a Modern Day Abstract BF&M - 19:24
• What’s the Connection Between Church Planting, Evangelism, and a Strong Sense of Confessionalism? - 21:14
• The Relation Between Confessional Churches and Strong Teaching - 26:03
• What’s a Good Definition of Subscriptionism? - 28:08
• Subscribing to a Confession and Liberty on Certain Issues - 29:07
• Revising and Updating Confessions? - 31:10
• Why Was Confessionalism Lost in the 19th and 10th Centuries? - 38:02
• Southern Baptists and Calvinism in the 19th Century - 41:38
• Moving Away From Confessionalism Leads to Liberalism - 43:30
• Uniting for Mission? - 46:32
• The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists in Canada - 48:18
• What Principles Do We Need to Learn in 2024 about Cooperating around a Confession? - 51:25
• Are Students at Southern Seminary Committed to Confessionalism? - 52:55
• Outro – 55:55

Resources to Click

• “Baptists, A Confessional People” – Michael A.G. Haykin
• Theme: Creeds, Confessions, and Cooperation
• Christoverall.com/give

Books to Read

• Baptist Confessions of Faith – William L. Lumpkin & Bill J. Leonard
• Soldiers of Christ – A. James Fuller, Michael A.G. Haykin, Roger Duke
• Kiffen, Knollys, and Keach: Rediscovering our English Baptist Heritage – Michael A.G. Haykin